A plug-in hybrid SUV at petrol-car prices: MG breaks the market with the new HS Hybrid PHEV

MG has done it again. While with the MG 4 and MG 3 the brand has put electric and hybrid technology within reach of every budget, now it is the new MG HS that breaks barriers, in this case among plug-in hybrids: there is no other SUV in this segment on the market that offers as much power, electric-mode range or equipment for the price of the MG HS Hybrid PHEV, which is not the cheapest plug-in hybrid on the market if we consider the list price, but it is if we take into account all the discounts and aid from the Plan MOVES III.

The price of the MG HS plug-in hybrid

From 26,780 euros with the Comfort trim, and from 29,780 for the Luxury. These are the prices of the MG HS Hybrid plug-in… but only if you have a car to scrap. These prices include the brand’s promotional discount for the launch, which is 3,210 euros off the list price, as well as the additional discount for financing the purchase, for which no further details are given. And now comes the key point: also the 7,000 euros in purchase aid under Plan MOVES III that you can claim when buying an MG HS PHEV, since by exceeding 100 km of electric-mode range it qualifies for the same aid as 100% electric vehicles.

And if I don’t have a car to scrap? In that case you can still benefit from all the discounts and the MOVES aid, which would drop to 4,500 euros, so you could access the MG HS PHEV from 31,280 euros. It is still a “stonking” price, especially considering what the MG HS Hybrid Plug-in offers, making it one of the best ways to get a new car with a DGT ZERO emissions label without having to switch to 100% electric mobility. An alternative would be the BYD Seal U DM-i, which in the Boost version with 218 CV is available from 34,990 euros, and since it has 80 km of electric range it can only benefit from a maximum of 5,000 euros in purchase aid with scrappage, and up to 2,500 without handing in a car for scrappage.

Up to 103 km of electric range and 339 CV of power

Returning to the MG HS, besides a thorough redesign of both exterior and interior, which brings a larger size to reach a length of 4.67 metres and the addition of two 12.3-inch screens on the dashboard, one for the digital instrument cluster and another for the multimedia system, the interesting part is under the bonnet.

The hybrid propulsion system features a 1.5 turbo petrol engine with 106 kW (142 CV) and 230 Nm of torque, a powerful 135 kW (183 CV) electric motor with 340 Nm that can drive the wheels on its own, and a 110 kW (150 CV) generator. Total system power amounts to 339 CV, with a combined maximum torque of 365 Nm, allowing the SUV to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 200 km/h. As for the battery, with 21.4 kWh of capacity, it provides an electric-mode range of 103 km. The homologated total range exceeds 1,000 km.

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Technical specifications of this car

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